Telemundo temperature in Kansas City on website is given in F. :/ On Tue, Jul 27, 2021, 8:55 AM <[email protected]> wrote:
> How many Americans have heard of David Beckham? > > > > ¿Cuántos estadounidenses han oído hablar de David Beckham? > > > > How many Americans understood the second question? > > > > David Beckham is one of England’s best-known football (soccer) players. > He 265 times for Manchester United, 116 times for Real Madrid, 115 times > for England and 98 times for LA Galaxy. LA Galaxy plays in the [US] Major > League Soccer. MLS matches are broadcast on both English and Spanish > language television networks in the US. > > > > The key words in what I wrote is “Real Madrid” – one of Spain’s tops > clubs. Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Spain and Italy, and > also in Latin America and 18.5% of the US population (60 million) are part > of the Hispanic and Latino communities in the US. This raises the > question, how much is the metric system used on Spanish-language TV > stations and would it be politic for the USMA to target the > Spanish-speaking community? > > > > > > > > *From:* USMA <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *bill roush > *Sent:* 27 July 2021 04:59 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [USMA 1751] 45 million U.S. metrication supporters? > > > > There are 45 million immigrants living in the U.S., presumably all > familiar with the metric system. > > > > What can we do to leverage this base of support for metrication? > > > > Seems like in some metro areas at least one English language TV station > might do the weather in SI units. >
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